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Substance Use Tools & Resources   

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This collection of tools and resources is for providers, staff, and patients who offer or use services to address substance use, and other interested stakeholders. This collection was originally established following an environmental scan on implementing medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) in rural primary care. (See PDFs of Volume 1 [PDF 0.69 MB] and Volume 2 [PDF 1.28 MB] of that scan). Items have been continuously added to this collection since then, and the collection has expanded to cover substance use more broadly, rather than just MAT for OUD.

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Food and Drug Administration Overdose Prevention Framework (PDF - 146 KB)

The FDA Overdose Prevention Framework consists of four overarching priorities that align with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services' Overdose Prevention Strategy to address the public health emergency as it continues to evolve.
Format
Toolkit
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Source
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Getting Ahead of a Problem (Spanish Version) (PDF - 2.59 MB)

This Spanish language data visualization illustrates the drinking habits of adolescents to inform parents/guardians and communities.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Families
Schools
Communities
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Polysubstance Use Facts

A factsheet about the dangers of polysubstance use.

Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Behavioral Health Providers
Families
First Responders
Medical Providers
Patients
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Provisional Drug Overdose Death Counts

This data visualization presents provisional counts for drug overdose deaths based on a current flow of mortality data in the National Vital Statistics System.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
States
Policymakers and Payers
Communities
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Year
Resource Type
Web Page

Tips for Teens: The Truth about Alcohol (Spanish Version) (PDF - 2.07 MB)

This Spanish language fact sheet for teens provides facts about alcohol. It describes short- and long-term effects and helps dispel common myths. It also can be used by prevention professionals, educators, health care providers, and others who come in contact with teens on a regular basis.
Format
Fact Sheet/Brochure
Audience
Children
Schools
Communities
Source
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Vital Signs: Drug Overdose Deaths, by Selected Sociodemographic and Social Determinants of Health Characteristics — 25 States and the District of Columbia, 2019-2020 (PDF - 194 KB)

This report describes changes in drug overdose death rates from 2019 to 2020, stratified by sex, age group, and race and ethnicity. In addition, it examines differences in circumstances surrounding drug overdose, and assesses differences in overdose death rates by county-level income inequality and availability of mental health treatment providers and providers of medications for opioid use disorder.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Policymakers and Payers
States
Communities
Source
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Helping People Who Use Opioids and Stimulants (PDF - 212 KB)

This brief describes research documenting the added challenges stimulant use contributes to those who use opioids and patient-centered approaches for working with people who use stimulants that are enrolled in medication treatment for opioid use disorder.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute, University of Washington
Year
Resource Type
PDF

Opioids and Stimulants: What Are They and How Are People Using Them (PDF - 324 KB)

This brief reviews opioid and stimulant trends in availability, use, and impacts; compares opioids and stimulants in terms of drug effects and motivations for use; and examines the factors that drive co-use.
Format
Report/Paper/Issue Brief
Audience
Medical Providers
Behavioral Health Providers
Other Team Members
Families
Communities
Policymakers and Payers
States
Source
Addictions, Drug & Alcohol Institute, University of Washington
Year
Resource Type
PDF